July 18, 2005

The Wrong Man

They locked up a man who wanted to rule the worldThe foolsThey locked up the wrong man.

I've been reading some Leonard Cohen in an attempt to cultivate an appreciation for poetry. Guess what? It worked.

Several of his poems in Stranger Music have struck a deeper emotional chord (I Had it for a Moment and Song to my Assassin in particular), but I am a fan of the playful ambiguity of this one. I'm curious to know how other people interpret it.